Quote Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO View Post
I suspect that the people concerned will get the sort of testing that the rest of the population would quite like applied to Tom, Dick and Harry.

I think a lot of sponsorship deals are on long contracts with retainers - but with Professor Whitty saying we will need social distancing to some extent for the rest of the year, which clubs are going to survive a potential 8 more months with no TV money and no gate money coming in. I think a few owners may be reassessing the sense in investing in a sport that could, at the first sign of a new outbreak, close down for another lengthy period.

I don't quite get the statement that only public sector workers will be working? (As always, it appears everything else you said is ignored as the pack of hounds pounce on this one sentence.)

Even if we get to a stage of saying "the virus is beat", it would be fair to assume that a number of people will have had a significant reappraisal of their lifestyles. Saving money for the next lockdown, staying away from crowds etc.

I have two worst case scenarios that I am preparing for. The first is that we have periods of lockdown for a significant period. In such a scenario, I have little doubt that I will be out of work during the course of the second lockdown (if not this one). The second is that the lockdown is lifted prematurely, putting family members at risk in a second wave. As you can see, going to the pub, a football game, a meal out, going to a packed cinema, a shopping trip, or a holiday abroad etc are all things that are low down in my list of priorities, all things that I would do in the course of a normal month.
We're stuck in a vicious catch 22 circle : the deadly consequences of contacting CV19, the awful state the economy and many people's finances are going to be for possibly decades, and the direct effect of the NHS's focus on CV19 on those who are missing out on critical screening and treatment. If ever there was evidence needed that TV money runs football, we've now got it ; whatever scenario, the game must go ahead.

Re. the pack of hounds, for a few, the internet/message board is a opportunity to be aggressive, smart, and be the object of attention - things which they lack in everyday life. If it makes them happy, so be it. It's just fingers on a keyboard at the end of the day..